I was happy to see someone at the Roanoke Times with reasonable ideas about how Virginia Tech should deal with Norris Hall.

The urge to remove the bloodied building is understandable. Many people scarred by the shootings say they will never enter it again.

Time will soften the memory. Current students will graduate. In 10 years, new students will remember what took place, but for them it will be tragic history, not personal. – Don’t rush into Norris Hall decision – Roanoke.com

The urge to do something now is hard to resist, but it should be resisted. If they raze the building, there’s obviously no going back. Let it sit empty if nothing else, and reevaluate the situation in a few years. Not everything has to be done immediately. You need to be able to step back and look at the situation with some sort of separation… that will take time. Fortunately time is something they have.

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